Watch 1080p/720 HD Videos and DRM Videos on Galaxy S5 with best quality

Have no idea to transfer 1080p/720 HD Videos and DRM Videos to Samsung Galaxy S5 in best video quality. Read the article to learn how.

Watching all kinds of Movies on Galaxy S5 Would be Nice

Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 Android smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. The Galaxy S5, follow-up (naturally) to 2013's Galaxy S4, the screen measures in at 5.1 inches and 1920 x 1080 resolution, with an IR blaster and USB 3.0 rounding out the inputs. It's running Android 4.4.2 on a 2.5 Ghz quad-core processor with 2 GB of RAM and 16/32 GB of storage (plus microSD). With all these specs, Galaxy S5 can provides users an unmatchable HD movie enjoyment.

So, what video files play on Galaxy S5? What video codecs does the Galaxy S5 support?

From Samsung official website, I know MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM, H.263, H.264(AVC), MPEG4, VC-1, WMV7, WMV8, VP8 video format and codec can be natively supported by Samsung Galaxy S5. For other HD files in XviD, DivX, M2TS, MTS, MOV, VOB, MKV(DTS encoded), etc codec or formats, or DRM video like iTunes, Amazon or Google Play videos, Galaxy S5 will not open and read.

Part I: Watch 1080p/720p HD Videos on Galaxy S5

In some time, you may also need a video converter on Galaxy S5 to convert videos to compatible formats for further usage, which is best video converter for Galaxy S5?

Here, Pavtube Galaxy S5 Video Converter Ultimate is your best choice. It has easy quick interface, and great final file quality.

(For Mac users: Get iMedia Converter for Mac and here are mac tips for transferring MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, MPG files to Galaxy S5 easily)

Please follow the easy steps below to convert 1080p/720p in MKV, VOB, Tivo, MPG, MTS, FLV/F4V to MP4 format for Galaxy S5.

Fistly download and install the right vertion.

Step 1. Import source videos to the Video to Galaxy S5 Converter.

Install and run the best Video Converter for Galaxy S5 on your computer. Add videos in the following two ways:

1. Click “Add video” button to choose video files from your hard drive for converting.

2. Directly drag the videos to the Galaxy S5 Video Converter



Tips: To save your time, you can add multiple video files for converting at a time since batch conversion is well supported.

Note: when load tivo file to Pavtube Video Converter, The program will ask you to enter you Media Access Key, Do as the program requires, and then click ok to continue.



Step 2. Choose presets for Galaxy S5.

Click the “Format” list to choose “Samsung > Samsung Galaxy S III Video (*.mp4)" as the best profile for Galaxy S5. Or you can key in “galaxy” in the little search box to get it.



Step 3. Edit video and customize specs before conversion. (Optional)

You can edit these videos before conversion by clicking the pencil-like icon on the top. Some of the source video such as MXF/MTS/MKV could be interlaced which is not good for playback; in this case you can check “Deinterlacing” in Effect tab to get perfect progressive HD MP4 videos. Trim, crop, edit audio and add srt/ass/ssa subtitles are all supported in this edit window.

Back to main interface, you can click Settings to free customize video size, bitrate(quality), frame rate, sample rate and other specs.

Step 4. Start converting all Videos for Galaxy S5.

Click the red “Convert” to start converting 1080p/720p video to Galaxy S5 MP4.

Wait for a few moments, and you can click “Open output folder” to locate the converted video quickly.

Part II. Transfer DRM content to Galaxy S5 tablet for playing

As iTunes, Amazon or Google Play videos are no good due to the DRM protection which will lock you for playback directly, so you need to consider how to remove the DRM protection from these videos to unprotected mp4 files so as to play on Galaxy S5 easily.

Her Pavtube Vidpie is perfect tool to legally remove DRM protection from purchased iTunes movies, Amazon Instant Videos, and digital copies.

Good news for you, with Pavtue new site multipelife.com released, Pavtube have lanched new Special Offer Page, in which you can get Video Converter Ultimate($65) + Vidpie($29) with Only $74.9, which means you can save $19.1 in this way!

Is it so easy? Now you can transfer converted videos to your Galaxy S5 for entertainment.

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How to Transfer a Video From the Internet to a Flash Drive

Is it possible to transfer a Video From the Internet  and save the video to your computer's flash drive to play or share with your friends later with a USB port? This guide will be the right answer.

Flash drives are common storage devices, ranging in capacity from small to very large. Flash drives provide mobile storage for documents, music and video files. They also make great backup storage devices. Files downloaded from the Internet, such as videos, can be transferred to a flash drive, but the process may vary depending on the website the video is transferred from.

Using Firefox and Video Download Helper

Step 1

Start Firefox and click “Tools,” then “Add-ons” on the menu bar. If the menu bar does not appear at the top of the browser window, press "Alt" to display it, then click Tools. In some versions of Firefox, there may be a Firefox tab in the upper left corner with an Add-ons drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can access the Add-ons page by typing "about:addons" in the address bar and then pressing "Enter."

Step 2

Enter the name Video Download Helper into the search box.

Step 3

Click the "Install" button next to the Video Download Helper link on the search results to display its download page. Wait for Firefox to download the plugin to your computer and prompt you to install the add-on.

Step 4

Click “Install Now” when prompted, then click “Restart” to close Firefox and restart it.

Step 5

Navigate to the webpage featuring the video you want to download and wait for the browser to begin loading the clip in the player. After a few seconds, a balloon icon displays in the status bar at the bottom of the browser.

Step 6

Click the balloon icon to launch the Video Download Helper add-on and begin downloading the video to your computer. By default, the Video Download Helper downloads and saves videos to a folder named "Video Download Helper" in the My Video library. You can change the default download folder by clicking the "Options" button for the Video Download Helper add-on on the Add-On page in Firefox.

Using Internet Explorer and FlashCatch

Step 1

Launch Internet Explorer and navigate to the FlashCatch website (link in Resources.) Download the FlashCatch Internet Explorer plugin and save it to a folder on your computer. Close Internet Explorer.

Step 2

Click Start, then “Computer.” After Windows Explorer opens, browse to the folder where you saved the FlashCatch plugin. Double-click the setup file to launch the setup wizard, and follow the on-screen instructions to install FlashCatch. Restart the computer if prompted.

Step 3

Restart Internet Explorer and navigate to a webpage that has a streaming video you want to save. After the video starts to load in the browser player, a FlashCatch pop-up window appears.

Step 4

Click the “Download” button in the FlashCatch pop-up window. Select a folder in which to save the downloaded video, then click the “Save” button.

Downloading Videos Without a Plugin

Step 1

Navigate to the SaveVid website (link in Resources.)

Step 2

Open a second tab or window in your browser, then open a webpage that streams a video you want to download.

Step 3

Click in the “Address Bar" or "URL" field. Double-click inside the Address Bar or URL field to highlight the entire URL address for the webpage that streams the video. Press "Ctrl-C" to copy the URL address to the Windows Clipboard.

Step 4

Click the tab or window displaying the SaveVid website. Click the text box labeled "URL," then press “Ctrl-V” to paste the video webpage URL address in to the field.

Step 5

Click the “Download” button on the SaveVid webpage to launch a thumbnail image and description of the video to download.

Step 6

Click the "Run" or "Run This Time" button in your browser if prompted to update the browser's Java plugin and reload the page.

Step 7

Click the "Download" button again. Select a folder in which to save the video and click "Save." Your browser downloads the video and saves it in the selected folder.

Transferring your Video to a USB Flash Drive
Step 1

Connect your flash drive to an unused USB port on the computer. Wait for Windows to display the AutoPlay window.

Step 2

Click "Open Device to View Files" to open a new Windows Explorer window displaying the contents of the USB flash drive.

Step 3

Press "Ctrl-N" to open a second Windows Explorer window, then browse to the folder where you saved the downloaded video. Double-click the folder name to open it and display the downloaded video.

Step 4

Click the filename for the video, then press "Ctrl-C." Click the Windows Explorer windows displaying the files and folders on the flash drive and press "Ctrl-V" to copy the video from the computer to the USB flash drive.

Tips

If you don’t want to store the downloaded video on both the computer and USB flash drive, cut and paste the file instead, using "Ctrl-X" to delete the video from its Windows Explorer location, then "Ctrl-V" to paste it into the USB flash drive.

Warnings

Downloading or copying copyrighted music or videos is illegal. Download and share videos only if you have permission.

References

Flash Video Resources: Downloader - Firefox Extension Now Available
FlashCatch: Frequently Asked Questions
SaveVid.com: FAQ

Resources
FlashCatch: Free Download
SaveVid.com: Download Online Videos

Convert FIFA World Cup Games TiVo to MP4/MPEG for NAS Sharing

Looking for a quick way to convert 2014 World Cup Tivo video files? Let's learn how to backup them with MP4/MPEG format on you NAS device for watching.

As 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup is sneaking in, and this grand 2014 World Cup will last roughly 1 month and we football lovers will spend a passionate summer thanks to the splendid football matches it brings. Even though most of us could not head to the scene, we can stay in front of the HD TV, and watch the favorite teams to goal. We can use the sports collections of TiVo to get the events and web content, and even record with TiVo Premiere.

If you plan to record the first half of the game between Brazil and croatia for the World Cup, you may like to put the first half to the Network Attached Storage (NAS) so as to continue recording the second half. How to deal with it?

Through a google search on the internet, I find Pavtube Tivo Video Converter Ultimate. I used 30 day trial option to test out the software to make sure it worked – other software packages did not have this trial feature and Pavtube was the first that I managed to get working so I went with them. I tried out other software product but found Pavtube is the easiest to work with to finish Tivo to NAS conversion. It really does bulk conversions (whole sub-directories at a time), and has lots of different output formats (almost too many to choose from without know what was what). The Mac version is iMedia Converter for Mac.

Now I'm able to stream FIFA World Cup Tivo files to all my NAS devices for viewing. It is great!

Full guide: Copy/Convert 2014 FIFA World Cup Tivo files on NAS device

Part 1: Transfer TV shows from TiVo to PC

To transfer TV shows on any PC, you need to download TiVo Desktop software. When your TiVo is connected to your home network, TiVo Desktop provides you with a list of available shows for transferring to your PC.

You can play TiVo video files using Windows Media Player.

Hints: TiVoToGo Transfers system requirements: TiVo Series2 DVR, TiVo software version 7.1 or later, TiVo Series2 box must be connected to your home network using a wired or wireless USB network adapter.

Part 2: Guide to Converting 2014 World Cup TiVo to MP4/MPEG for NAS device

Step 1. Import source files

Click "Add Video" icon to load video, or you can drag and drop World Cup VIDEO to the software directly.



Note: If you want to import Tivo video, you should import the Media Access Key first.



Step 2. Select output format.

Many video formats in the Format dropdown list, you can choose the one you need. Here, you can choose "H.264 Video(*.mp4)" from "Common Video" Option.



Tip: If you want to copy your Tivo files to hard drive with MPEG format, click the Format option and find the "Directly Copy"and the program will convert World Cup TiVo videos to MPEG fleetly.



Step 3. Video Editing (optional)

Powerful edit function including Trim, Crop, Add subtitles, etc will give you great experience for conversion. For example, you can use Trim to cut off the adverts/intro/credits that you don’t want to retain in output videos.



Step 4. Start conversion.

Click "Convert" button to start World Cup TiVo to H.264 MP4 conversion conversion. Click "Open" button you can find the generated files. And with the help of CUDA Acceleration and full use of cores, you will have a fast speed.

After conversion, use the wired or wireless network and transfer the output videos to NAS. It is very easy to watch 2014 FIFA World Cup video on NAS devices.

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BD ISO to Galaxy S5 - Make Blu-ray ISO playable on Samsung Galaxy S5

This article is mainly talking about how to put and play Blu-ray ISO movies on Samsung Galaxy S5 by ripping BD ISO to Galaxy S5 supported format.

Samsung Galaxy S5, the great invention of Samsung is excellent from every side such as display, design, battery life, camera functionality, features and more. This is an upgrade version of S4 but packed with more powerful features compare to S4. The camera is perfect to get clear snaps and faster than Galaxy S4. The screen is brighter and bigger, and the battery size is also larger than Galaxy S4. All together Samsung Galaxy S5 is an evolution over S4.

With so perfect configuration, are you prepare to watch Blu-ray ISO movies on it? Here is a simple tutorial for you, guaranteed to get your Blu-ray ISO movies onto Galaxy S5 while keeping original high quality.

To enjoy Blu-ray ISO movies on your new Samsung Galaxy S5, you need to use a third party BD ISO to Galaxy S5 Converter to rip Blu-ray ISO to a format that is well compatible with your Galaxy device. Pavtube BD ISO Ripper is highly recommended to do this job. It features optimized format preset for Samsung Galaxy, and takes simple steps to finish Blu-ray ISO to Galaxy S5 video ripping. You load a Blu-ray ISO disc into the program, choose a format as target for Samsung Galaxy S5, and click “Convert”to start, Pavtube software will take care of the rest.

• Read More: Top 5 Best Blu-ray Ripper Review for Android, iOS, Windows 8 tablets/phones

Step 1: Install the best Blu-ray ISO to Galaxy S5 Converter

First of all, you need download and install a free copy of the best Blu-ray ISO Ripper to Galaxy S5 on your computer. It is a 100% clear software and allows you to access all the functions. To convert Blu-ray ISO movies to Samsung Galaxy S5 with best settings, you can adjust the video and audio parameters.

Note: This guide uses Pavtube Blu-ray ISO Ripper for Windows screenshots. The way to rip Blu-ray ISO movies to Samsung Galaxy S5 on Mac (Mountain Lion & Mavericks) is almost the same. Just make sure you get the right version according to your computer operating system.

(Get Blu-ray ISO to Galaxy S5 Ripper for Mac)

Step 2: Load Blu-ray ISO movies

Run the best Blu-ray to Samsung Galaxy S5 Converter; click the "Load disc" icon to browse to your Blu-ray disc driver and import source Blu-ray, or Blu-ray Folder, ISO/IFO files. Don't forget to pick up one audio and subtitle track for display.



Step 3: Select output format for Samsung Galaxy S5

You need set format for Blu-ray ISO to Galaxy S5 conversion. Just click “ Format” and find “Samsung” category and select "Samsung Galaxy S III Video (*.mp4)".



Step 4: Set customized settings

The Blu-ray ISO to Galaxy S5 Converter allows users to customize profile presetsby clicking “Setting” button. You can adjust audio and video parameters tooptimize the output file quality, including video and audio codec, bitrate, framerate, display resolution, audio channel, etc. To get 1080p resolution playbackon Galaxy S5, we recommend you to set output size at “1920*1080”.



Step 5: Rip Blu-ray ISO to Galaxy S5

Hit the big “Convert” button to start ripping Blu-ray ISO movies to Galaxy S5compatible file format. When the BD ripping task completes, click the “Open”button to get the final output files and transfer to your Galaxy S5. Now you areready to watch Blu-ray ISO movies on Samsung Galaxy S5 with 1080p resolution smoothly.

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The main reasons for purchasing DVD copying & ripping software

One may never know his plain needs to the full until being illustrated with the real benefits or the necessity. For Android and iOS mobile users, one of the most dangerous things is watching online videos, not only because they are planted with ads, but also for the possibility that there are some extra compulsory charging and potential threats to PCs.

Accordingly, to play movies offline and sort out DVD collection, some people may be seeking for the best DVD rippers to rip DVD on Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, XP, etc. The process of transferring content from a DVD to your computer’s hard drive is called "coping" or “ripping”. And DVD coping & ripping software allows you to rip and copy your hard disks for personal use with ease. But many people may be curious on the exact advantages of them. Why do people purchase DVD coping & ripping software? Here are three main reasons that will answer you.

For security purpose:

Bad things sometimes happen even we are very careful. May be stolen by theft or be scratched by objects or just can not find where it is. Sometimes, you lend them to friends and during this process, may be some of them been lost. DVD rippers provide a means of protection for your movie library. These applications make high-quality copies of your DVD movies onto hard disk in minutes.

For portability purpose:

Another purpose for purchasing DVD copy software is that it makes movie portable. DVD Rippers have the ability to convert your DVD movies into a format that’s supported on a number of devices. Then it will be possible to watch your DVD movies on devices such as tablets, smartphones and other devices that don’t have an optical drive.

For simplicity:

DVDs are easy to use and easy to store. And blank DVDs are cheap. With small investment and little time engaged, your DVD collection can be safe for years.

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Convert DVD to PS3 Compatible AVI Video with AC3 5.1 channel
2014 Top DVD Ripper Review - Ripping DVD on Windows 8.1 blue
Rip Copy Protected DVD to Hard Drive as AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, MOV, etc.

Testing: Share my way to rip BD/DVD to MP4 on Mac for my iPad, Apple TV, PS 3, Xbox 360, Roku and other players

If you like to get my Blu-ray and DVD discs for viewing on computer or other devices, all you need is a bit of hardware and software to make it all possible. Here is my test for ripping my movies and I wanna share to all of you guys here.

I like collecting Blu-ray and DVD movies and what I find most wonderful is to take my BD/DVD discs for viewing on-the-go or when sitting at work writing code. Besides,  I owned one Blu-ray player in the house, but I'm annoyed by one unskippable warning or commercial after another as below.

As we know, commercial pre-recorded DVD and Blu-ray discs are typically protected with some form of copy protection. In the US, a controversial law called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has criminalized any attempt to decrypt protected content, even if the consumer has legally purchased the content.

And because of this, I choose to exercise my fair-use right to format-shift my movies into something more convenient. Making a personal backup of movies you own is in a legal gray-area in the U.S. The encryption is where the line is drawn. You’ve been warned!

Hardware

The Mac used for this tutorial is an 17″ MacBook Pro (early-2011) with a 64-bit quad-core 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 processor, 16 GB of RAM, OS X Mountain Lion, and a standard, built-in Superdrive. The external BD-R drive is a Buffalo MediaStation 6X USB 2.0 Portable Blu-Ray Writer.

Backing-up your discs

Pretty much every Mac since the early 2000s has shipped with a DVD drive, so these are easy to come by. For backing up personal DVDs so that they can be format-shifted, here Pavtube DVDAid for Mac is highly recommended. A license is a paltry $21 now.  It is a professional Mac DVD ripping tool with strong ability to remove DVD protection and  transcode DVD to any video and audio format for using.



Main features:

• Best DVD ripping software on the market
• Rip and convert DVD movies to MP4/AVI/MKV/WMV,etc with high quality.
• Makes 1:1 copy of original DVD Disc without quality loss with all audio streams, subtitle tracks, extras, etc.
• It’s simple to use and well worth the investment.
• Support latest DVD
• Support adding *.srt and *.ass subtitle

Backing up is as easy as A, B,C, you just need to inserting the DVD, launching DVDAid, choosing format, and clicking "Convert". You can expect a rip to take 1-2 hours, depending on the size of the disc.

Someone will try RipIt, but I think it is a little expensive, and this program does not work if you are now using Mac 10.9 Mavericks, so I think it is not recommended according to my experience.

Read the detailed info: Alternative to RipIt for Mac to Rip DVD on Mac 10.9 Mavericks

For Blu-ray discs, you first need a Blu-ray drive. For backing up personal Blu-rays so that they can be format-shifted, Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is highly recommended. A license is  $29.4 now. It can rip commercial Blu-ray and DVD movies to MKV container format with multiple audio tracks and subtitles included. Besides Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac is also able to encode my BD/DVD for playback on PC and HD media player.
 

Main features:

• Automatically detect Blu-ray/DVD main movie
• Full disc copy Blu-ray/DVD by chapters without quality loss
• Rip/convert/backup BD/DVD to any other format for playback on any iOS/Android/Windows tablets and phones
• Backup BD/DVD to MKV format with multi audio/subtitle tracks and chapter markers without any quality loss.
• Convert BD/DVD to MP4/MOV with multi audio (language) tracks
• Add SRT, ASS, and SSA subtitles to BD/DVD movie
• Edit BD/DVD movies: trim off commercials, crop off black bars, merge several chapters into one, split one movie into several pieces, and more
• Support latest BD and DVD 

I didn't choose MakeMKV as it only makes.mkv files and a license is somewhere in the $60-$80 range, too expensive for me.

Reviews: ByteCopy for Mac- Top Alternative to Mac MakeMKV on Mac OS X

Backing up is as simple as inserting the Blu-ray disc, launching ByteCopy, and choosing "Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV(*.mkv)” and click "Convert". You can expect a rip to take 45m-1h15m, depending on the size of the disc.

If you’re on Windows, check-out DVDAid and ByteCopy.

Format-Shifting to MP4/H.264/AAC

Video files are a lot more complicated than most people realize. You may have heard words like MKV, MPEG-4, AVI, MP3, AAC and other acronyms.

The short explanation is that every video file is made up of 3 different parts: the video stream, the audio stream, and the container. The audio and video are synced-up (a.k.a., “multiplexed” or “muxed”) and are bundled together into a single file using a container format.

If you want to make yourself a little more educated about this stuff, check out the “Video on the Web” chapter of Dive Into HTML5 by Mark Pilgrim. For this exercise, just know that we want to end up with an H.264 video stream and an AAC audio stream, wrapped up inside an MP4 container.

For this, we’ll use Pavtube BDMagic for Mac. A license is  $39.2 now. It can copy Blu-ray and DVD with original structure, and convert 2D/3D Blu-rays and standard DVDs to watchable video/audio format for mobile devices.



Main features: 

• Rip Blu-ray 3D/2D discs to MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, WMV, etc. without video-audio sync issues
• Directly copy the latest releases of Blu-ray/DVD movies in fast speed
• The broad support of multimedia devices, such as Apple iDevice, Android devices, Windows devices, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, etc.
• Convert Blu-ray for editing on Mac.
• Add *.srt, *.ass, or *.ssa subtitle files to BD/DVD movie or videos
• Customize video/audio parameters, resize video screen, rip files in batches, etc.
• Edit video by trimming, cropping, merging, adding video effects and audio editor

The freeware like Handbrake can only deal with the non-protected Blu-ray movies. Also even some paid Blu-ray ripping programs can't successfully finish this task. So I didn't select. 
 
Get the Best Handbrake Equivalent for Win/Mac(OS X Mavericks included)

Pavtube BDMagic for Mac will take our personal backups as input, and produce an.mp4 (or .m4v or other files — same thing) as output for watching.

BDMagic for Mac comes with a good set of default settings. If you don’t know what you’re doing, feel free to use those. I’ve tweaked my settings a bit as I prefer higher-quality files at the cost of a larger file size.

See the following screenshots for information on my presets.



The biggest difference between these is that the video bitrate for DVDs is 3,000 kbps while for Blu-rays it’s 10,000 kbps.

If you’re using my presets, choose DVD (480p) if your source is a DVD backup, or Blu-ray (1080p) if your source is a Blu-ray backup. It may also be helpful to check out the BDMagic for Mac Quick-Start Guide if you’re new to the tool.

Click the "Load disc" button. Once you’ve queued-up all of the movies you want to format-shift, click the "Convert" button. On the reference hardware listed above, DVDs typically take 45m-1h30m to fully encode a new MP4 file. Blu-rays take 4-6 hours. In both cases, Pavtube BDMgaic for Mac will leverage as much of your CPU and RAM as possible, so don’t expect to be able to do much with your computer until its done.

There is a box of video “Bitrate” on the Profile panel, which is related to file size and quality. By default “medium quality” is applied, which means a Blu-ray of 20GB will be downsized to 8-9GB, and the picture quality is great on PC and HDTV. When “high quality” is set, the file size is doubled, and video quality will be improved (unnoticeably on PC). When “low quality” is set, the file size will be cut down to around 3GB, and you get videos of DVD quality.If having a 15-20 GB copy of Robocop 2014 is too much, lower the video bitrate for the Blu-ray (1080p) setting from 10,000 kbps. The lower the setting, the worse the quality, but the smaller the file size.

One more tip: 1080p video has a resolution of 1920×1080. The smaller the screen, the less there is for your eyes to notice, so you can be more forgiving of lower-quality. However, if you’re stretching1920×1080 across your nice new 55″ LED TV, a low-quality file will make your whole movie-watching experience suck. The bigger the TV, the better you want the quality to be.

Metadata and Artwork

Once you have your .mp4 or .m4v file, you’ll want to give it a proper name and add the metadata and artwork to the file. The format I use is ().mp4 (e.g.,My Favorite Movie (1080p).mp4).

It’s possible that you may have heard of AtomicParsley, MetaX or MetaZ before. They all suck. Check out Subler instead.




Subler queries The Movie DB for movie data and artwork, and uses TVDB for TV show data. While The Movie DB has a pretty awesome selection of movie artwork, I’m generally unimpressed with the TV show artwork. For that, I use Get Video Artwork and download the iTunes-compatible, square-shaped TV show artwork.



Save your changes, and Subler will write the video metadata and artwork into the file.

Streaming via iTunes

I have an Xbox 360, a Playstation 3, and two Apple TVs at home. I also have an iPad 2, iPad 3 and an iPad mini. Needless to say, I watch a lot of movies and TV shows.

Because the video files tend to be so large, I use an external hard drive attached to my Mac to store the video files. I then tell iTunes where to find the movie by option-dragging the MP4 file from Finder into iTunes’ Movie pane. The option-drag tells iTunes “here’s a pointer to the movie, but don’t copy it onto my built-in hard drive”.




Now it’s time to watch your movie!

My iPad supports 1080p video. Simply sync the movie to your iPad and watch it on-the-go.

As long as your computer running iTunes and your Apple TV are on the same network and are both configured to use the same Home Sharing account, you should be able to start streaming the movie to your Apple TV right away. (I would always recommend a hard-wired network connection, otherwise a Wireless-N connection. A Wireless-G connection is likely going to require more buffering or have choppy playback.)

To stream to your Playstation 3, you’ll need to be running a DLNA server on your Mac. Medialink ($20) can be installed as a System Preference and automatically serve your iTunes content to your Playstation 3.

To stream to your Xbox 360, you’ll need to be running a similar server which the Xbox understands. Connect360 ($20) can be installed as a System Preference and automatically serve your iTunes content to your Xbox 360.

Since MP4/H.264/AAC is the industry-wide standard for all modern-age video, pretty much any smartphone, tablet, laptop, operating system, and streaming device created since 2004 can play this format out-of-the-box. Even ancient OS’s like Windows XP have been updated to support this format. Go nuts.

Isn’t it quite easy? Just several mouse clicks, you have finished Blu-ray backup or ripping and obtained the wanted .mp4/.m4v files. Now time for enjoy!

Blu-ray Disc (also known as Blu-ray or BD) is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the standard DVD format. Its main uses are for storing high-definition video, PlayStation 3 games, and other data, with up to 25 GB per single layered, and 50 GB per dual layered disc. The disc has the same physical dimensions as standard DVDs and CDs.

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How to convert MKV to M4V with external srt subtitles embedded

Summary: This article will show you how to convert MKV to M4V and add srt subtitles on Win/Mac (Windows 8.1 and Mavericks included) by Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. 

Quesion:

Hi everyone,

I want to ge all my MKV files to be natively played on my iPhone 5S/5C, iPad Air and Apple TV 3. I'd like to know if it's possible to create an iTunes-like file from the MKV, which would be an M4V file for easily syncing to my Apple devices. Plus, I want to add an external .srt subtitle embedded into the M4V output. This way, I'll end up with a file format similar to that from the iTunes Store, and no transcoding would be necessary for any of my iOS devices.

Any thoughts? 

MKV is a container format that like AVI, MP4 or ASF that can store various video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file. Since it is an open standard free container format, nowadays we can easily download various sorts of MKV files online free of charge.

Have saved many MKV files and want to transfer these fantastic videos to your idevice, such as iPod, iPhone or iPad for playback as above? You might have found out that some kinds of MKV files are unaccepted by your Mac application or Apple products, then you need to convert MKV to M4V on Mac, for M4V is fully compatible with iTunes. After that, you can easily stream and sync the converted files to your iPod, iPhone or iPad for playing. This article focuses on the best and easiest way to convert MKV to M4V with srt subtitles.

First and for the most, you need to choose a professional app- Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate as your assistant. It can finish the entire MKV to M4V conversion task with super high speed and keep the output files in good quality simultaneously.

Features:

• Integrate with BDMagic, DVDAid, and any Video Converter.
• Convert Blu-ray/DVD 3D/2D movies in batch to MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI, MKV, WMV, MPG, VOB, DV files with 3D/2D effects.
• Support all Video files (MTS, TS, M2TS, M2T, MKV, MXF, AVI, VOB, MPG, M4V, WMV, FLV, VRO, EVO, M2V, 3GP, MOV) to to any file formats for palying, editing and sharing
• Add *.srt, *.ass, or *.ssa subtitle files to BD/DVD movie or videos.
• Directly copy the latest releases of Blu-ray/DVD movies in fast speed.
• Help enjoy BD/DVD movies & camcorder videos on iOS/Android/Windows Tablets & Phones, and HD Media Players.

Now go to download, install and run Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, and you’re allowed trying the trial version to test the functions firstly.



How to convert MKV to M4V embedded with SRT/ASS/SSA subtitle you need?

Step 1. Import your source MKV files.

Click “Add Video” to load MKV files to Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate.



Step 2. Choose a suitable output format.

Choose a desired output format by clicking the “Format” option. Then, choose "Common Video > M4V - MPEG-4 Video(*.m4v)" for play on your iPod, iPhone or iPad playing.



Tips: To get M4V files with high quality and meet your own demand, you are allowed adjusting the video and audio parameters for output M4V files including Codec, Bitrate, Size, Frame Rate and so on.



Step 3. Export M4V video with subtitle you want.

Now, it’s time to save subtitle to M4V video permanently.

First of all, you need to find your language subtitle from website. Though there is no 100% guarantees of availability, you still have great chances to get you desired language subtitle after an easy search on Google. Best subtitle file searching method: “movie title” + “your preferred language” + “subtitle” as the search strings. Here I share four free subtitle files download website:

• More Subtitle Download Sites at here: Top 5 Subtitle Download Sites

Of course, you can also download the subtitle edit software, make a custom subtitle you need and different style through font, color, size, position, transparency, etc.

After getting subtitle files from internet, choose “Edit” button to launch the video editing window. Go to “Subtitle” tab, check “Enable”, then click “Browse” button to load an external subtitle files (.srt, .ssa or .ass). After the subtitle is loaded, click “OK” button to return to the primary window.



Tip: By click “Edit” button, you can also do some simple editor: Trim, Corp, Add Watemark, Special Effect, Deinterlacing, Audio Editor.

Step 4. Convert MKV to M4V embedded with subtitle you need.

Finally, click “Convert” button to start conversion. Then click “Open” button to find the generated M4V files, the subtitle you need will be written permanently on the output video and sync to your iPod, iPhone or iPad via iTunes.

• How to add/sync Media contents(Music, Photo, Video) to iTunes 11 on Windows or Mac?
• How to transfer/sync movies from iTunes 11 to iPad/iPhone/iPod? 

Tips: Acceleration will speed up the MKV to M4V conversion and help to save time for you. You can find it under “Option”:



Besides that, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate also support directly Copy M2TS file from Blu-ray Disc to hard drive without extras, you can save 100% intact M2TS main movie from your Blu-ray Disc without any quality loss to get perfect backup from BD 50 to BD 50 or BD 25 to BD 25. Let’s try this amazing software. The Mac version is iMedia Converter for Mac.

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What are subtitles?

Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in TV programs, movies, animes, etc., usually put at the bottom of the screen. People who can’t understand the spoken dialogue could still know what is playing by watching subtitles. It’s also a good way to learn foreign language by adding subtitles.

There are two common types of subtitles – softsub and hardsub, which are added to videos temporarily or permanently with different software. Hard subtitle is added to M4V video in this article. As for the softsub, they can be display while playing with compatible media player. For example, when you’re using VLC Media Player to watch video, you’re able to load subtitle from Video > Subtitle Track > Load File.

More tips:

If you are a DVD lover, turn to the gudie to learn watch DVD movies with External Subtitles (srt/ass/ssa) on Android/iOS device.

For BD disc owners, read how to backup Blu-ray movies to iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod) with forced subtitle.

That’s all. Happy every day!

See also:

DVD Subtitle Ripper - Rip DVD with Forced Subtitles Getting a SRT file to MP4- How to add srt subtitles to MP4 video natively?
Backup Blu-ray disc to Mac with forced subtitles